Consider being a Frontier Member.
Malaysia-based iflix insists it has not lowered the curtain on its operations in Myanmar, despite closing its office last October and allegedly owing money to the prominent actress it recruited as brand ambassador.
Thousands of factory jobs have been lost and border trade with China has been decimated as Myanmar reels from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic – all without a single confirmed case in the country.
At a weekly show in Yangon Zoological Gardens, monkeys, snakes and elephants are goaded to create photo opportunities for visitors – usually at the animals’ expense.
The financial authorities are investigating an online-based loan provider that was slugging customers with exorbitant interest and fees.
တပ်မတော်က ကရင်ပြည်နယ်တွင်း လမ်းဖောက်မှုများကြောင့် လက်နက်ကိုင်ထိပ်တိုက်တွေ့မှုများနှင့် နေရပ်စွန့်ခွာတိမ်းရှောင်မှုများရှိလာပြီး ကေအင်န်ယူနှင့်အပစ်ရပ်ရေး သဘောတူညီမှုကို ခြိမ်းခြောက်ကာ လာမည့်ပြည်ထောင်စုငြိမ်းချမ်းရေး ညီလာခံအတွက်လည်း မျှော်လင့်ချက်များ မှေးမှိန်လာခဲ့သည်။
All-male panels or panels that include women in a tokenistic or marginalising manner are still depressingly common in Myanmar, and it’s time that organisers of these events started practising what they preach on inclusion and diversity.
Opinion
Latest Issue
- January 27, 2021
BE A FRONTIER MEMBER
Stay on top of Myanmar current affairs with our Daily Briefing and Media Monitor newsletters
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PRINT + DIGITAL MAGAZINE
Our fortnightly magazine is available in print, digital, or a combination beginning at $80 a year
Join the community
Sign up for our Frontier Fridays newsletter. It’s a free weekly round-up featuring the most important events shaping Myanmar
